Washing-machine.



C. S. JOHNSON.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 31, 1914.

1,172,462. Patented Feb. 22,1916.

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C. S. JOHNSON.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 31 1-914. 1,172,462. Patented Feb. 22,1916

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1 laundries and hotels. These and other fea- CHARLES S. JOHNSON, OFMARCY, NEW Y ORK.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Feb. 1916.

Application filed January 31, 1914. Serial No. 815,819.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marcy, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lVashing-Ma encecharacters refer to like parts throughout the specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient washingmachine that will be of especial service in cleansing garments, fabricsand delicate goods, such as'doilies and laces, without tearing orinjuring the same. The machine will be found of inestimable value tohousewives, who do their own weekly washings. The machine may also bebuilt on a larger scale for use in tures will be observed by referringto the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of themachine; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionof themachine, showing parts in elevation; Fig. 3

is a fragmentary view in perspective of a lever employed; Fig. 4 is aplan view of a disk employed; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail I view ofa'cap employed; Fig. 6 isa plan view of the machine; Fig. 7 is anenlarged fragmentary view in perspective, showing the detachableengagement of the angle irons; Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentarysectional view, showing parts in elevation of the machine; Fig. 9 is averical sectional view, showing parts in elevation, of a modifiedconstruction of the machine. I

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the washing machineembodies a cylindrical shaped metal tub -'1 having a flanged upperportion 2 adapted to form a shouldered seat for the reception of theedge of-the cover 3. The cover 3 has sea sleeve 5 disposed in the centerof the said cover 3. The aperture 6 of the sleeve 5 alines with anaperture 7 in the said cover 3, whereby to permit the vertlcal movementenlarged and have circular therealong of the rod 8, which is threaded atone end 9 for the mounting of the nut 10, that holds the rod 8 fromsliding inward because of the tension thereon of the conical spring 11.The opposite end of the rod 8 is secured to the center of the disk 12,provided with a flange portion 13, whereby to guide the disk 12 in itsvertical movements hereinafter described. The disk 12 is also providedwith concentric apertures, so to permit of the passage of water thereby.The conical spring 11 has one end secured to the disk 12 and the otherend secured to the cover The said spring 11 is conical in shapeto permitof the compression of the spring 11 into a single horizontal plane,whereby the disk 12 may have a maximum vertical movement. The cover 3 isheld rigidly in detachable assembled position by the angle irons '15whichhave certain of their ends loosely mounted to the reducedportion'l6 of the cap 17. The said ends are H apertures adapted to bedetachably mounted to said reduced portion 16 between the nut 18 screwthreaded to the lower end 19 of the cap 17 and the shoulder 20 formedupon the said cap 17. v

The opposite ends 23 of the angle irons engage in-a detachable mannerthe slots formed in the upper'ends of the angle irons 21, that extendalong the outer surface of the cylindrical tub 1 and below to form thestandards or legs 22. The cap 17 is provided with a threaded orifice 24and with winged members 25-25, whereby the said cap 17 maybe easilyturned upon the threads 26 of the'sleeve 5. The vertical movement of thecap 17 will cause a similar movement of the adjacent ends of the angleirons 15,

irons 15 will move in the opposite direction to that in which the endsadjacent the cap 17 move, so that when assembling the cover 3, and thecap 17 are screwed down tight, the ends of the angle irons 15, adjacentthe cap 17, will lie below the upper plane of the circumferential ring4:, upon which the said angle irons 15 fulcrum, and thereby cause theends 23 of the angle irons 15 to move upward to pinch or engage in asecure man- I v ner the slots 20 of the' angle-irons 21. The curedthereto a circumferential ring 4: and 4 a-ngledrons 15 are so bent at 27that all lie from portion 27 to their outward ends 23 in the same commonplane. The said ends 23 of the angle irons 15 are limited, furthermore,in their movement by the straps 28 whereby the opposite ends 23 of theangle secured to the top surface of the cover 3. There is also a vent orcook 29 in the cover 3. Below the disk 12, there is-disposed a verticalmovable disk 30, having the con centric apertures 31 for the passage ofthe water. The disk has a central boss 32 and is secured to'the upperend of a rod 33, which extends down through an orifice in the bottom 34of the tube 1, which orifice is made water tight by the employment ofthe stuliing box or gland 35 and the packing 36. The lower end of therod 33 passes through the guide sleeve 37 formed upon the brace 38 thatis secured at either end to any two of the legs 22, that are di agonallyopposite. The rod 33 is actuated in a vertical manner, whereby to movethe disk 30, by the hand lever 39 fulcrumed at 40 to the links 11-41,which are pivoted at 4:2 to the depending lug 43 of the brace 141secured at either end to the legs 22, thus constituting a movablefulcrum. The hand lever 39 is bifurcated at 45 to form the forks 16having holes 47 for the assembling r of a pivot 418, that passes throughthe rod 33.

T o operate the machine, the cover 3 is first removed by unscrewing thecap 17 a short distance in order to relieve the tension on: the angleirons 15, whereby the cover 3 may be turned, so as to permit the ends23of the angle irons 15 to clear the slots 20*,

' whereupon the cover 3, together with theconnected parts, that is thedisk 12, spring 11, etc., may be taken fro-m the tub 1,

which is then filled, preferably up to the line 50-50 illustrated inFig. 2,. withwater in which there has been disposed a washing powder orsome like cleansing substance. Thesoiled or dirtyclothes are placed.into the tub-1 upon the disk. 30. The cover. 3 is replaced and turneduntil the ends 23 of the angle irons 15 engage the slots20 of the angleirons 21, whereupon the cap 17 is screwed down tight to the cover 3 inorder to cause the ends 23 of the angleiirons 15 to pinch the slots 20of the angle irons 21, and thus hold the cover 3 in a secure-manner. Apacking 51 is employed to make a water tight joint between the edge ofthe cover 3 and its seat formed by the flange 2. Thehand lever 39 is nowworked back and forth to thereby cause the alternate elevation anddepression of the disk 30. As the disk 30 rises, it pushes the clothesupward against the upper disk 12 which yields or recedes into theposition indicated by the dotted lines in the Fig. 2. This yielding ofthe disk .12 allowsthe clothes to be ele- Copies vated above the waterline, whereby the pressure of the disks 12 and 30 will cause a wringingof the clothesin the upper location. of the tub 1. The successive de--scent of the disk 30, however, followed by the like movement of theclothes, which are urged downward by the disk 12 under the pressure ofthe springll, causes the water,

which is set in agitationv by the descent of the disk 30 to boil upthrough, the clothes and remove the dirt and grease therefrom in athorough manner. This processof alternately soaking and wringingtheclothes is very effective in the cleansing of the same,

and a few strokesof the hand lever 39 is suflicient for the purpose. Thecleanclothes may then be removed and replaced by the dirty or soiledones. The dirt will settle to the bottom of the tub 1-,, wherethe samemay be drawn off through the faucet 52.,

Bypermitting the disk '12 to. yield, the

pressure on the garments in. the tub -1. is a gradual pressure, wherebythemost delicate fabrics can be washed without injury to the same. I

Fig. 9 illustrates a certain modificatio'm in that the parts, which aresimilar to those of the former construction arereversed.

This construction avoids the use of the stuffing boX or gland 35. Thelever 60 is fulcrumed at 61 to the link 62 pivoted at 63 to the upwardextension 61 of the angle iron 21. The rod 33 is pivoted at 65 to thelever 60.

Having thus described my invention, what i I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let-% ters Patent. is:

In a washing machine, the combination of a tub having a detachablecover, a rod slidingly mounted in said cover, a disk mounted to the endof said rod, a :spiral spring. mountedon said rod between said disk andsaid cover, whereby to permit said disk to yield, a second disk havingconcen: trio apertures, a rod attached to said second disk, a gland inthe baseof said tub for thevertical reciprocation of said second namedrod, and a lever pivoted to links constituting a ;movable fulcrum =foractuating, said T. L. WILDER.

of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the;Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

